Yellowstone National Park in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Excelsior Geyser
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2011
1. Excelsior Geyser Marker
On September 14, 1985, Excelsior roared back to life with forty-seven hours of major eruptions. It is impossible to predict when this dormant but powerful geyser’s next eruption will occur.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1902.
Location. 44° 31.579′ N, 110° 50.238′ W. Marker is in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in Teton County. Marker can be reached from Grand Loop Road (U.S. 89) one mile south of Firehole Lake Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located in the Midway Geyser Basin. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moran WY 83013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Buried Alive (within shouting distance of this marker); Life on the Edge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grand Prismatic Spring: Prism of Light, Spectrum of Life (about 300 feet away); White Dome Geyser (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fountain Paint Pot (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fountain Paint Pot
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More about this marker. The background photo carries the caption, "Frank J. Haynes photographed this eruption in 1888. Like most geysers, Excelsior is unpredictable, with no discernible patter to its eruptions."
On the lower right is a photo with the caption, "Though its eruptions have been erratic, the geyser’s outflow is nearly constant, pumping more than 4000 gallons of boiling water per minute over the crater rim into the Firehole River."
Also see . . . Yellowstone National Park. National Park Service (Submitted on July 31, 2011.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2011
2. Excelsior Geyser Marker
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2011
3. Excelsior Geyser Crater
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2011
4. Excelsior Geyser outflow into the Firehole River (4000 gallons per min)
Photographed By Frank J. Haynes, 1888
5. Excelsior Geyser in 1888, 300 ft., Yellowstone Park
This colorized postcard image is from the same photograph as that on the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 31, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on September 2, 2015.
